Kennedy_Town_Station

Kennedy Town station

Kennedy Town station

MTR station on Hong Kong Island

Not to be confused with Kennedy Road stop, Kennedy station, or Kennedy Town Terminus.

Kennedy Town is the western terminus of the Island line. The station serves the Kennedy Town area on the northwestern end of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

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History

Planning

When the station first appeared in Hong Kong Mass Transit: Further Studies plan in 1970, it was simply known as Kennedy (Chinese: 堅尼地). It was to be built as part of the Island line in the 1980s, but construction of the line did not commence westwards beyond Sheung Wan, on account of contractors citing inadequate passenger numbers and technical difficulties.

Under the latest proposal as of June 2005, Kennedy Town would be served by West Island line as an extension of the Island line, a heavy rail system, instead of being served by a medium capacity rail shared by commuters from Southern District, after pressure from local community groups.

Construction

The station was designed by TFP Farrells.[2] The contract to construct the station and overrun tunnel was awarded to Gammon Construction (half owned by Balfour Beatty) for HK$1.34 billion.[3] The overrun tunnel is 650 metres in length.[3] Construction commenced in 2010 and was completed in 2014. Demolition of the swimming pool, which occupied the bulk of the station site, was underway by 2011. The re-provisioning contract for the new Kennedy Town Swimming Pool was awarded to Paul Y. Construction Company Ltd in July 2009 and was finished in 2011 near the Kennedy Town seafront.[4]

Kennedy Town station opened on 28 December 2014.

Station layout

The station is located under the site of the previous Kennedy Town Swimming Pool located on Smithfield.[5] There is a public transport interchange at the ground level of the station.

West of the station, the two tracks merge into one track and there is a siding for Island line trains to change direction.

G Ground level Exits/Entrances, public transport interchange
C Concourse Customer Service, MTRShops
P
Platforms		 Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1 →      Island line towards Chai Wan (HKU) →
Wall
Platform 2 ←      Island line termination platform
Side platform, doors will open on the left

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Entrances/exits

  • A Wheelchair user access: Smithfield (Minibus terminus)
  • B Wheelchair user access: Rock Hill Street, North Street
  • C: Forbes Street, Smithfield, Kennedy Town Playground[7][8]
  • Platform 2 (termination platform)
  • Exit A
  • Exit B
  • Exit C

Community facilities

  • Kennedy Town Community Complex
  • Kennedy Town Kai-Fong Welfare Association
  • New Kennedy Town Swimming Pool opened in 2011

References

  1. [1]
    "West Island Line targets to open in December 2014, 90% of works complete" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 29 May 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Kennedy Town Station opens for business". Pacific Rim Construction. 28 March 2015.
  3. [3]
    "MTR West Island Line Contracts Respectively Awarded to Gammon and Gammon-Nishimatsu WIL Joint Venture". Gammon Construction. 24 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Projects West Island Line Work Progress". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
  5. [5]
    Proposed location of Kennedy Town Station, MTR Corporation
  6. [6]
    "Kennedy Town Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  7. [7]
    Site Plan of Kennedy Town Station, West Island Line EIA Reports
  8. [8]
    "Kennedy Town Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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